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ID: 300003725
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Record Type: concept
altars (religious fixtures) (<altars and altar components>, religious building fixtures, ... Components (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Elevated platforms or constructions upon which religious sacrifice is offered or other religious or spiritual activities carried out. In a Christian church altars are platforms where Eucharistic elements are consecrated, in the ancient tradition of a sacrifice. Includes both indoor small, tablelike fixtures and larger, free-standing, outdoor structures. It consists of a horizontal part, the mensa, placed on various types of supports. For the surface at which communion is celebrated in Protestant churches, use "communion tables."
 
Terms:
altars (religious fixtures) (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
altars (religious fixtures) (Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
altar (religious fixture) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
altar (religious fixture) (Portuguese-P,D,SN)
altar (Spanish,AD,U,SN)
مذبح (C,U,Arabic -P,D,U,U)
مذابح (C,U,Arabic ,AD,U,U)
mazbah (C,U,Arabic (transliterated)-P,D,U,U)
altaren (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
altaar (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,SN)
autels (C,U,French-P,D,U,PN)
autel (C,U,French,AD,U,SN)
Altar (C,V,German-P,D,SN)
Altäre (C,V,German,AD,PN)
מזבח (C,U,Hebrew,D,N)
altari (C,U,Italian-P,D,U,PN)
altare (altars) (C,U,Italian,AD,U,SN)
altares (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,PN)
altares (Portuguese,AD,PN)
ara (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.PJ

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Components (hierarchy name)
.... Components (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of components (objects parts)
........ components (objects parts) (G)
Hierarchy of <components by specific context>
............ <components by specific context> (G)
Hierarchy of architectural elements
................ architectural elements (G)
Hierarchy of <architectural elements by building type>
.................... <architectural elements by building type> (G)
Hierarchy of religious building fixtures
........................ religious building fixtures (G)
Hierarchy of <altars and altar components>
............................ <altars and altar components> (G)
Hierarchy of altars (religious fixtures)
................................ altars (religious fixtures) (G)

Additional Notes:
Arabic ..... المنصات أو المنشآت المرتفعة التي يتم عليها تقديم الأضاحي الدينية أو القيام بأنشطة دينية أو روحية أخرى. في مذابح الكنيسة المسيحية هي منصات يتم فيها تكريس العناصر الإفخارستية، في التقليد القديم للتضحية. تشتمل على تركيبات داخلية صغيرة تشبه الطاولة وهياكل خارجية أكبر قائمة بذاتها. وهو يتألف من جزء أفقي، "منسا"، يوضع على أنواع مختلفة من الدعامات. بالنسبة للسطح الذي يتم فيه الاحتفال بالتواصل في الكنائس البروتستانتية، استخدم "communion tables." 
Dutch ..... Wordt gebruikt voor constructies waarop religieuze offerandes worden gedaan. Omvat zowel kleine, tafelachtige bouwsels als grotere, vrijstaande constructies die zich buiten bevinden. Voor het oppervlak waaraan communie wordt gevierd in protestantse kerken wordt 'Avondmaalstafels' gebruikt. 
German ..... Erhöhtes Podest oder Aufbau, auf dem religiöse Opfer dargebracht werden; in einer christlichen Kirche ist ein Altar ein Aufbau, auf dem Eucharistie-Bestandteile gesegnet werden, der alten Tradition des Opferns folgend. Umfasst sowohl eine kleinere, tischähnliche Konstruktion im Gebäude wie auch eine größere, freistehende Anlage im Freien. Der Altar besteht aus einem horizontalen Teil, der Mensa, die auf verschiedenen Arten von Trägern ruht. Für die Fläche, auf der das Abendmahl in einer protestantischen Kirche gefeiert wird, siehe ["Abendmahlstisch"](300039646). 
Italian ..... Costruzione o mobile destinata al sacrificio della messa. È composta di un piano orizzontale, la mensa d'altare, posto su un supporto di forme variate. La denominazione dell'altare varia a seconda della collocazione (altare maggiore, ecc.), della destinazione liturgica privilegiata (altare del SS. Sacramento, ecc.) e della sua morfologia (altare a blocco, ecc.). L'altare puù essere eventualmente collocato all'aperto. 
Portuguese ..... Plataformas ou construções elevadas sobre as quais é oferecido sacrifício religioso ou outras atividades religiosas ou espirituais realizadas. Na igreja cristã, altares são plataformas onde os elementos eucarísticos são consagrados, na antiga tradição de um sacrifício. Inclui acessórios internos pequenos, semelhantes a mesas, e estruturas externas maiores e independentes. Consiste em uma parte horizontal, a mensa, colocada em vários tipos de suportes. Para a superfície em que a comunhão é celebrada nas igrejas protestantes, use "mesas de comunhão". 

Related concepts:
contextualized in ....  eucharists
................................  (religious ceremonies, ceremonies, ... Events (hierarchy name)) [300264326]
created by ....  altar makers
..................  (<artists by medium or work type>, artists (visual artists), ... People (hierarchy name)) [300420020]
created by ....  altarpiece makers
..................  (altarpiece artists, <artists by medium or work type>, ... People (hierarchy name)) [300435121]
locus/setting for ....  altarpieces
................................  (religious visual works, <visual works by function>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) [300075940]
meaning/usage overlaps with ....  communion tables
..................................................  (<tables by function>, tables (support furniture), ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300039646]
provide context ....  altar kneelers
............................  (kneelers (furniture), <fixtures for seating or kneeling in Christian religious buildings>, ... Components (hierarchy name)) [300391094]
provide context ....  altar vases
............................  (flower vases, vases, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300404187]
provide context ....  temple vases
............................  (vases, vessels (containers), ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300434527]

Sources and Contributors:
מזבח............  [IMJ]
...........  Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.)
مذبح............  [RCU Preferred, VP]
...........  RCU: Royal Commission for Al-Ula
مذابح............  [IDEA Preferred]
..............  IDEA: International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (International) (2023-)
altaar............  [AAT-Ned, VP]
.................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
.................  Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
altar (religious fixture)............  [AASLH Preferred, CDBP-SNPC Preferred, CHIN / RCIP Preferred, CVAA-BR Preferred, IMJ Preferred, VP]
............................................  AASLH data (2016-)
............................................  Alvarez et al., Diccionario de la decoración (1968) 40
............................................  Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988)
............................................  CHIN / RCIP translation (2016-)
............................................  CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-)
............................................  Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.)
............................................  Nomenclature database (2018-) http://nomenclature.info/nom/13094; scheme: Nomenclature-Objects
............................................  Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage translation project (2016-) 13094
............................................  Paniagua Soto, Vocabulario Básico de Arquitectura (1993) 40
............................................  Paniagua, Vocabulario Básico de Arquitectura (1998) 40
............................................  Parks Canada Descriptive Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif d’objets (c 1996)
............................................  Tesauro de Arte & Arquitectura (TAA) [online] (2000-)
Altar............  [IfM-SMB-PK Preferred]
..............  Duden [online] (2011-) https://www.duden.de/node/5011/revision/5037
..............  GND - Gemeinsame Normdatei http://d-nb.info/gnd/4001381-9
..............  Lexikon für kirchliches Kunstgut. 2010 16
..............  Wasmuth, Lexikon Baukunst (1932) Bd. 1, S. 95
altare (altars)............  [ICCD Preferred, VP]
.............................  ICCD database (1988-)
Altäre............  [IfM-SMB-PK]
.................  Duden [online] (2011-) https://www.duden.de/node/5011/revision/5037
altaren............  [AAT-Ned Preferred]
.................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................  Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
altares............  [CDBP-SNPC, CVAA-BR, VP]
.................  Comité, Plural del término en singular
.................  CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-)
altari............  [VP]
.................  Cassell's Italian Dictionary (1983)
altars (religious fixtures)............  [CDBP-SNPC, GCI Preferred, VP Preferred]
...............................................  AATA database (2002-) 120331 checked 26 January 2012
...............................................  Avery Index (1963-)
...............................................  CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
...............................................  Harris, Historic Architecture Sourcebook (1977)
...............................................  Oxford English Dictionary (1961)
...............................................  RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982)
...............................................  RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
...............................................  Tesauro de Arte & Arquitectura (TAA) [online] (2000-)
ara............  [CDBP-SNPC]
...........  Alvarez et al., Diccionario de la decoración (1968) 57
autel............  [AASLH, CHIN / RCIP, VP]
..............  AASLH data (2016-)
..............  Cassell's French Dictionary (1981)
..............  CHIN / RCIP translation (2016-)
..............  Nomenclature database (2018-) http://nomenclature.info/nom/13094; scheme: Nomenclature-Objects
..............  Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage translation project (2016-) 13094
..............  Parks Canada Descriptive Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif d’objets (c 1996)
autels............  [VP]
.................  Boily et al., Religious Objects (1994) 89
mazbah............  [RCU, VP]
.................  RCU: Royal Commission for Al-Ula
 
Subject: .....  [AASLH, AAT-Ned, CDBP-SNPC, CHIN / RCIP, CVAA-BR, GCI, ICCD, IDEA, IfM-SMB-PK, IMJ, RCU, VP]
............  AASLH data (2016-)
............  AATA database (2002-) 120331 checked 26 January 2012
............  Boily et al., Religious Objects (1994) 89
............  CHIN / RCIP translation (2016-)
............  Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- ROR -- June 1995; coordinable by indexer/searcher; altar steps
............  CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-)
............  IDEA: International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (International) (2023-)
............  Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.)
............  Nomenclature database (2018-) http://nomenclature.info/nom/13094; scheme: Nomenclature-Objects
............  Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage translation project (2016-)
............  Parks Canada Descriptive Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif d’objets (c 1996)
............  RCU: Royal Commission for Al-Ula
............  RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) precoor.; Rococo altars; Baroque altars; Medieval altars; Renaissance altars; Early Christian altars
............  Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Catholic Encyclopedia [online] (2003-)
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
.......... Thesaurus des Objets Religieux (1999)
Arabic .......... [IDEA]
.......... IDEA: International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (International) (2023-)
Dutch .......... [AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)
German .......... [IfM-SMB-PK]
.......... IfM Berlin
Italian .......... [VP]
.......... Thesaurus del corredo ecclesiastico [online] (1999)
Portuguese .......... [CVAA-BR]
.......... CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-)

 

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